Bertha "B" Holt papers, 1940-2010.

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Bertha "B" Holt papers, 1940-2010.

Accession (2009-0097) (1650 items; 2.7 lin. ft.; dated 1970s-2008) includes campaign materials; correspondence, 1977-2000s; and research materials from various bills and issues from Holt's career, including the ERA, marital rape, wine laws, the lottery, juvenile justice, nursing, health education, mental retardation, archaeology, domestic violence, hospice, and the Holocaust. Other files relate to Holt's legislative career, including the North Carolina Legislative Women's Caucus; the State Council for Social Legislation; tribute dinners and awards; and other miscellaneous papers and letters. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. Accession (2010-0104) (650 items; 1.3 lin. ft.; dated 1970-2010) includes clippings; correspondence; subject and research files from issues such as churches, seatbelt and school bus safety, welfare, gun control, and wine; committee materials, including the Science and Technology Board; a scrapbook from 1973-1979; and other miscellaneous materials. Accession (2010-0192) (1125 items; 1.5 lin. ft.; dated 1940-2007) includes subject and research files from issues such as healthcare, education, crime, and prisons; materials from the Equal Rights Amendment; files from various events that Holt attended, including the Center for Creative Leadership, the White House Conference on Aging (1981), and files from her membership in the Women's Forum of North Carolina. Also contains materials from her activities in the Episcopal Church.

3425 items (5.5 lin. ft.)

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Holt, Bertha B.

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Bertha "B" Holt is a longtime resident of Burlington, North Carolina. She was first appointed to the N.C. House of Representatives in 1975 and later won re-election eight times. From the description of Bertha "B" Holt papers, 1940-2010. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 645238499 ...

Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture

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North Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives

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Women's Forum of North Carolina.

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